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Jibing a yacht the size of Columbia was a maneuver that involved the entire crew, challenging their skill and timing to the utmost. Here Columbia has completed a jibe around a mark buoy and is setting her massive spinnaker as Defender follows in her wake. Defender sucessfully defended the America's Cup in 1895 and was commissioned to tune up the newly launched Columbia for the upcoming 1989 defense of the Cup. Both yachts were built by Nathanael Herreshoff. Both were worthy of defending, but the new yacht, Columbia, with the renowned Charley Barr at the helm, proved unbeatable in a hotly contested trial series.

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